Buizel 61/106 · Great Encounters

Great Encounters is a set in the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on February 1, 2008. The printed size is 106, and the checklist is the same length. Buizel is 61/106, in position 61 of 106 on this checklist. Before it is 60 Baltoy, and after it is 62 Cacnea. The listed rarity is Common.
Buizel is a Basic Water Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists level 14. In the Pokédex this is Buizel (#418), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card lists Floatzel, Floatzel (#419) under evolves to.
Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this card. The same name is on 471 other cards in the catalog.
Buizel (#418) has 15 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 15 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2025. The earliest other card is Buizel 72/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). Both list 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this one. 7 other cards of Buizel list a different HP.
The attack Headbutt lists 10 damage. Surf is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Water, Water. Weakness is Lightning +10. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It has a flotation sac that is like an inflatable collar. It floats on water with its head out."
I keep a set binder for Great Encounters, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Great Encounters set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Buizel can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.
Card facts
- Number
- 61/106
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
- Released
- February 1, 2008
- Rarity
- Common
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Basic
- HP
- 60
- Type
- Water
- Illustrator
- Masakazu Fukuda
- Pokédex
- Buizel (#418)
- Level
- 14
- Evolves to
- Floatzel
- Weakness
- Lightning +10
- Retreat
- 1
Attacks and card text
AttackSurf
Flavor text
It has a flotation sac that is like an inflatable collar. It floats on water with its head out.
Binders this card belongs in
Other printings in the list
Next to it in the set
Questions about this card
Which set is Buizel from?
Great Encounters, in the Diamond & Pearl series. It was released on February 1, 2008. The printed size is 106.
What is the collector number?
61/106. It is entry 61 of 106 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Masakazu Fukuda. The catalog lists 471 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Common.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Buizel #418, generation 4 (Sinnoh).
Which attacks are printed?
Headbutt (10) and Surf (30).